Fire Safety
This device should be installed on every level of your home and outside sleeping areas, and you should test it monthly.
Smoke Alarms.
In Canada, this number should be called if you are in immediate danger or witnessing a crime.
911.
Checking and adjusting these settings on social media helps control who can see your posts.
Privacy settings.
This invisible and odorless gas can leak from faulty appliances and requires a special alarm to detect it.
Carbon monoxide.
If your clothes catch fire, you should follow this three-step method.
Stop, drop, & roll
A common safety tip is to never leave this unattended at a party or bar.
Your drink.
Someone creates a fake account pretending to be you and messaging your friends.
Report the account.
In a fire, you should never use this building feature because it could stop working or fill with smoke.
An elevator.
When cooking oil catches fire, you should never use this to put it out.
Water
Before entering a taxi/Uber vehicle, you should confirm this information in the app.
Driver's name, license plate, or vehicle model.
Everything you post online contributes to this record of your activity.
Digital footprint.
This type of outdoor lighting can help deter theft around homes and apartments.
Motion sensor lighting.
Canadian fire safety experts recommend having at least two of these from every room in your home.
Escape routes.
Placing someone who is intoxicated on their side can help prevent this dangerous situation.
Choking on vomit.
Scammers sometimes send emails pretending to be from banks or companies asking you to click links and enter personal information.
Phishing.
This simple habit can reduce many home break-ins when leaving for the day.
Locking your doors and windows.
This activity should never be done indoors or in a garage because it can cause fire and carbon monoxide poisoning.
BBQing or grilling.
This national police service provides policing in many Canadian communities and promotes safety education.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Criminals sometimes gather personal details from social media profiles to impersonate someone or access financial accounts. This crime is known as this.
Identity theft.
You are cooking late at night and grease in a pan suddenly catches fire.
Turn off the heat and cover the pan with the lid.